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India Today
10 hours ago
- India Today
Go home Google, you're drunk: AI Overviews thinks it's still 2024
AI hallucination is not a new term, but somehow, you will always find Google AI Overviews attached to it. Last year, the AI tool created headlines, and not for good. It became infamous for suggesting users to put glue on pizza. And now, the phase is back on. The social-media platforms are flooded with screenshots where Google AI Overviews could not decipher which year it is. While we are halfway through the year 2025, Google AI Overviews is still living in the time of writing this article, Google had already solved this issue. But, to what extent? To test the Google AI Overviews, we asked the tool, "Is it Saturday?" on May 31, 2024. And this is what it said. While it has correctly identified the place, the time and date are still incorrect. On X (formerly known as Twitter), the users have been posting similar queries, the most popular being, "is it 2025?" advertisement While for some users Google announced the year as 2024, some users posted confusing answers in the AI Overviews. A user, @lilyraynyc posted a screenshot of the same query and for her, Google gave a same-same but different answer. On asking "is it 2025?", it popped up with the answer, "No, it is not 2025. The current year is 2025." I mean, take a break, AI Overviews. Sometimes wrong and sometimes confusing answers by an AI tool surely raise eyebrows, given that Google has been working hard to bring its "A" game to this race. TechCrunch was the first publication to observe the trend. According to the report, a Google spokesperson told TechCrunch, "As with all Search features, we rigorously make improvements and use examples like this to update our systems. The vast majority of AI Overviews provide helpful, factual information, and we're actively working on an update to address this type of issue."When questioned about the cause, Google did not offer a specific explanation, simply stating that it is working on an update to prevent similar problems in the said earlier, this is not just one case where Google AI Overviews has spoken out. Among its more colourful blunders, the AI has suggested that users eat 'one small rock per day' to get their dose of minerals, and even recommended using glue to keep cheese from sliding off a pizza. While these moments have sparked plenty of memes, they also highlight the very human side of machine despite these AI hiccups, CEO Sundar Pichai says the tool is thriving. He recently revealed that AI Overviews has now reached 1.5 billion users in over 100 countries. In major markets like the US and India, it's responsible for over 10 per cent of related search said, this example serves as a clear reminder that AI is far from flawless. At a time when major tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Meta are reportedly cutting jobs and increasingly turning to AI-driven solutions, these missteps offer a small sense of reassurance — human judgment still matters.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai responds to Apple senior VP Eddy Cue's claims on Safari Search's 22-year low
CEO has directly disputed recent claims by senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue , who said in a testimony that Apple saw a decline in Safari search volumes for the first time in 22 years. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During a recent interview, Pichai countered the statement, saying that the company is "seeing overall query growth in search." "Look, we've been very clear. We are seeing overall query growth in search," Pichai said in an interview with The Verge. When pressed specifically about a drop in Safari, he stated, "Look, we have a comprehensive view of how we look at data across the board. There's a lot of, there can be a lot of noise in search data, but everything we see tells us we are seeing query growth including across Apple's devices and platforms." It is to be noted that Cue said Apple is considering revamping Safari's search feature to incorporate more AI features . He blamed an increase in AI searches. Pichai further quantified query growth from AI Overviews, noting that "the query growth is continuing to grow over time." Pichai also issued a challenge to other companies in the Search space on "sending traffic to the web". "I would challenge, I think more than any other company, we think about, we prioritise sending traffic to the web. No one sends traffic to the web in the way we do," he said. "I look at other companies, newer emerging companies, they openly talk about it as something they're not going to do, right? We are the only ones which make it a high priority," he claimed. Pichai draws Search growth parallel with YouTube's rise Pichai characterised the competitive landscape as "very far from a zero sum game." He drew a parallel to the emergence of TikTok, asking, "How has YouTube done since TikTok has come, right? You could ask all these questions there. Like why is it that TikTok comes and YouTube has grown?" Pichai concluded by suggesting that observers often "underestimate in these moments... people are engaging more, doing more with it. We are improving our products."
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has an open challenge for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, and Perplexity's Desi CEO Arvind Srinivas
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has responded to mounting criticism from news publishers who claim the company's new AI-powered search feature, AI Overviews , is hurting their businesses. At the same time, Pichai issued an open challenge to rival companies that say they're more committed to driving traffic back to the open web. In an interview with The Verge, Pichai responded to concerns that AI Overviews (and the upcoming AI Mode), which provide quick, AI-generated summaries at the top of search results, are reducing clicks to external websites. Pichai defended Google's approach, stating, "AI mode is gonna have sources. I think part of why people come to Google is to experience that breadth of the web and go in the direction they want to." While acknowledging that individual publishers might experience variations in traffic, Pichai maintained that the overall trend points to growth. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Encontre voos low-cost Voos | Anúncios de Pesquisa Saiba Mais Undo Google CEO Sundar Pichai's challenge to upcoming companies Pichai also issued a challenge to other companies in the Search space on "sending traffic to the web". "I would challenge, I think more than any other company, we think about, we prioritise sending traffic to the web. No one sends traffic to the web in the way we do," he said. "I look at other companies, newer emerging companies, they openly talk about it as something they're not going to do, right? We are the only ones which make it a high priority," he claimed, seemingly taking a jibe at Perplexity and OpenAI . Notably, in a Reddit AMA earlier this year, Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas reportedly remarked, 'Google have had two years to kill Perplexity and haven't,' implying the Search giant's slow pivot to AI-powered search has provided an opportunity for players like Perplexity to thrive. Similarly, Earlier this year, OpenAI made ChatGPT 's search feature available to everyone. In a candid remark, Altman signaled ambition about OpenAI's position in the AI race. 'man, still a long way to go to run down google 🥺,' he said, referring to the data shared by web analytics company Similarweb which claimed that 'ChatGPT reaches its highest ranking yet.' The data showed Google is at the top spot with ChatGPT on the 6th position.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Google fixes bug that led AI Overviews to say it's now 2024
AI tools are touted as capable helpers that can easily help you research, code, summarize, write and bring you knowledge of any kind. But sometimes simple questions befuddle them. Google's AI Overviews, for example, is confused what year it is. Several users reported over the past few days that when they asked Google what year it is, AI Overviews said the current year is 2024. This reporter got the same answer on Thursday morning when Google was asked if it's 2025 right now. Google finally fixed the bug late on Thursday. When asked why this happened, Google didn't provide a particular reason, only saying that it was working on an update to avoid such issues. "As with all Search features, we rigorously make improvements and use examples like this to update our systems. The vast majority of AI Overviews provide helpful, factual information, and we're actively working on an update to address this type of issue," a Google spokesperson said in a statement. Google has been working on AI Overviews for a few years now, and the feature has so far made some notable blunders -- to name just a couple, it has recommended users eat "one small rock per day," saying rocks are a good source of vitamins and minerals, and even suggested adding glue in order to help cheese stick to a pizza. When the company rolled out the feature in Hindi in India, TechCrunch found that its answers were often inconsistent and confusing. In recent weeks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has touted usage numbers for AI Overviews, saying that the feature is now being used by 1.5 billion users in over 100 countries. He also added that in markets like the U.S. and India, the feature is driving over 10% usage of the search engine for related queries. The company is betting a lot on driving people to use its AI-powered search and Q&A features more. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Sign in to access your portfolio
Daily Tribune
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Tribune
Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark Zuckerberg
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg touted the tech firm's generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) assistant on Wednesday, telling shareholders it is used by a billion people each month across its platforms. Zuckerberg noted the milestone anew at Meta's annual gathering of shareholders and as the social media behemoth vies with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others to be a leader in Gen AI. It was not clear how much Meta AI use involved people seeking out the chatbot versus passive users of Meta AI, as it is built into features in its family of apps. Since Google debuted AI Overviews in search results a year ago, it has grown to more than 1.5 billion users, according to Google chief executive Sundar Pichai. 'That means Google Search is bringing Gen AI to more people than any other product in the world,' Pichai said. Google's AI Overviews are automatically provided summaries of search results that appear instead of the previous practice of simply showing pages of blue links to revelant websites. Pichai said last week that Google's dedicated Gemini AI app has more than 400 million monthly users. Tech rivals are rapidly releasing new AI products despite ongoing challenges with preventing misinformation and establishing clear business models, and little sense of how the tech will affect society. Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on April 29, giving users a direct path to its Gen AI models. 'A billion people are using Meta AI across our apps now, so we made a new standalone Meta AI app for you to check out,' Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg said in a video posted on Instagram at the time. Zuckerberg said the app 'is designed to be your personal AI' and would be primarily accessed through voice conversations with the interactions personalized to the individual user.
